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Tuesday 9 December 2014

UNITED MOVEMENT OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES-MERGER OF 100% DA

UNITED MOVEMENT OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES

NATIONAL CONVENTION OF JCM
NATIONAL COUNCIL STAFF SIDE ORGANISATIONS
ON 11TH DECEMBER 2014 AT NEW DELHI

Venue: MPCU Shah Auditorium, Sree Gujarati Samaj, Raj Niwas Road, Civil Lines (Opposite Civil Lines Metro Stations) Delhi.

Time: 12:00 noon to 16:00 Hrs (12 AM to 4 PM)

JCM National Council Staff side organisations will be organizing a National Convention of all Central Government Employees at New Delhi on 11.12.2014. Railway. Defence and Confederation will participate in the convention. Convention will adopt a joint declaration on future course of agitational programmes on the following demands of the Central Government Employees.

1. Effect of wage revision of Central Government Employees from 01.01.2014 accepting memorandum of staff side JCM, Grant interim relief and merger of 100% DA, Ensure submission of the 7th CPC report within the time frame of 18 months.
2. Include the Gramin Dak Sewaks within the ambit of the 7th CPC.
3. No privatization or FDI in Railways and Defence establishments.
4. No ban on recruitment/creation of Posts.
5. No outsourcing, contractorisation and privatization of government functions. Withdraw the proposed move to close down the printing presses, stationery offices and Medical Stores Depots. Regularise the existing daily rated/casual and contract workers.
6. Scrap PFRDA and restore the defined benefit statutory pension scheme.
7. No Labour reforms which are inimical to the interest of workers.
8. Lift the arbitrary ceiling on compassionate appointments.
9. Revise the JCM functioning at all levels as an effective negotiating forum for settlement of the demands of the CGEs.
10. Remove the bonus ceiling.
11. Ensure five promotions in service career.

ALL AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS OF CONFEDERATION ARE REQUESTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE NATIONAL CONVENTION WITHOUT FAIL

M. Krishnan
Secretary General
Confederation
Source-http://confederationhq.blogspot.in/
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Terms and Conditions for Allotment of Holiday Homes and Touring Officers Hostel

Terms and Conditions for Allotment of Holiday Homes and Touring Officers Hostel

IMMEDIATE
No. D-11016/71/2014-Region
Government of India
Ministry of Urban Development
Directorate of Estates
Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi
Dated 25.11.2014
Office Memorandum

Subject: Terms & Conditions of Online Booking of Accommodation of Holiday Homes and Touring Officer’s
Hostels under Ministry of Urban Development/Directorate of Estates.

It has been decided to commence online payment of online booking of accommodation of holiday homes/touring officers’ hostels/guest houses w.e.f. 1st December, 2014 and accordingly, Terms & Conditions for the same has been laid down as follow:
  1. 2. Definition:
  • Applicant/Customer/Common Customer means Sitting Member of Parliament, Serving/Retired Central Government Employees, Serving/retired employees of State Government/Union Territories/Central/State PSUs/Autonomous/Statutory Bodies employees.
  • Family means spouse/dependent family member of Government servant.
  • Guest means persons other than mentioned at sub para (ii) above.
  • Booking means granting permission to applicants/visitors vide Confirmation Slip by Directorate of Estates for occupying rooms/suits of holiday homes/touring officers hostels for specified period subject to authentication of personal details appearing in Confirmation Slip by administrative office of the applicants.
  1. Eligibility for booking: All applicants mentioned at para 2(i) will be eligible for holiday homes/touring officers hostels/guest houses for themselves and their spouse/dependent family members and guests. Applicant/officers drawing Grade Pay of not less than Rs. 8700 will be eligible for VIP suites of Grand Hotel Shimla while Gazetted Officers drawing grade pay not below Rs. 4600/- will be eligible for VIP suites of other holiday homes/touring officers respectively. All applicants will be eligible for other types/units of room/suites.
  1. Time Limit for Online Booking.
  • Serving Central Government employees can book accommodation 30 (Thirty) days in Advance from the Check-in-date.
  • Retired Central Govt. Employees can book 15 (Fifteen) days in advance from the Check-in-date.
  • Other applicants can book 7 (seven) days in advance from the Check-in-date.
  1. Priority in Booking: Booking will be made through automated online system primarily on ‘first-come first-serve’ basis subject to fulfilment of prescribed eligibility, time limit and payment of booking charges, etc.
  1. Issue of Booking confirmation Slip: Confirmation Slip, after complete online process and successful/complete payment of booking charges to Directorate of Estates for the specified booking period by the applicant through debit card/credit card (subject to activation) and internet banking, will be generated online and applicant will be required to take out print for the same for displaying/submitting to caretaker/concerned authority of holiday home/touring officer’s hostels to occupy the accommodation for specified booking period. Applicants have to use their own debit card/credit card/net banking for booking.
  1. Submission of online application: Applicants will fill up all fields of online application. They have to upload a colour passport photo, a copy of ID Card issued by their present employers and in case of retired employee, a copy of PPO or Pensioner ID Card. Mandatory filed including applicants’ Permanent Account Number (PAN), Aadhar Card Number, Date of Birth, Personal Mobile No., Office Telephone No, etc. Will not be left blank. After filling up all fields, the applicant has to submit the application form and thereafter, the system will lead to Payment Gate Way. After successful payment of booking charges to Directorate of Estates/Booking Agency, booking request will be processed as per prescribed procedure and agreement with the Axis Bank/any other Bank, confirmation slip will be displayed along with Booking ID No. A copy of confirmation slip can also be generated after filling Booking ID No. And PAN/ID Card No. In the relevant box.
  1. Rooms not occupied after confirmed booking: After the confirmed booking, cancellation is not permitted.
  1. Refund: There is no provision for refund of booking charges even if the accommodation is not occupied or partly occupied or vacated early. No correspondence in this regard will be entertained.
  1. Failed Transactions: In case of failed transactions. Applicants will have to claim to Axis Bank/concerned Bank itself and Directorate of Estates will have no role in failed transactions.
  1. Collection and Crediting of Booking Charges by Bank: Authorised Bank by Directorate of Estates will collect booking charges through their payment gate way and credit the same in the Government account(Directorate of Estates/Ministry of Urban Development) specified for the said purpose. In case of failed transactions, the concerned Bank has to settle with the customer directly.
  1. Booking Charges: Booking charges will be applicable in terms of Directorate of Estates Office Memorandum No. D-11028/23/82-Regions (Vol. II) dated 10th July, 2012 till the further revision of the rates charges. In addition to booking charges, customers have to also pay transaction charges/convenience charges/service charges per agreement with Axis Bank and RBI guidelines in this regard. In case applicant himself/herself is not visiting to holiday homes/touring officer’s hostels,normal booking charges will be applicable for spouse/dependent family members while private charges will be applicable for guests.
  1. Transaction Charges/Service Charges/Convenience Charges: These charges have to be paid to concerned bank. Axis Bank will separate theses charges from booking charges and only booking charges will be credited into Government account by Axis Bank or as per specific agreement made in this regard.
  1. Booking of more than one room: Only one room/suite will be booked in the name of applicant/spouse for the same period and same holiday home/touring officer’s hostel/guest house. There is no provision for allotment of more than one room/suite. However, in exceptional circumstances, additional room will be provided on payment of booking charges/rent @ rate of private charges at the sole discretion of the Allotting Authority and subject of availability. However, there will be no advance booking more than five days in advance from check-in date in such cases.
  1. Period of booking: Accommodation is provided for a period not exceeding 5 nights. In Holiday Homes/Touring Officer’s Hostels/Guest Houses at Mussurie and Goa which have very few units but attract visitors throughout the year, the period of stay has further been restricted to 3 nights maximum. In exceptional cases, accommodation in excess of this limit can be permitted with the prior approval of competent authority.
  1. Fraudulent Booking: Only eligible applicants are entitled for booking of holiday homes/touring officer’s hotels/guest houses. In case fraudulent booking, following action will be taken:
(i)            Booking will be invalid and visitors will not be allowed to enter in the holiday homes/touring  officer’s hostels/guest houses.
(ii)           Booking charges will be forfeited and three times of booking amount will be levied as penalties from the applicants/visitors.
FIR will be lodged under relevant penal provisions of IOC.
(Fraudulent booking means wrong information provided by the applicant intentionally).
  1. Emergency Quota: Director of Estates/Allotting Authority is authorized to keep any room in reserve to meet urgent requirements of unforeseen nature or to accommodate VIPs and/or Senior Officers. The Allotting Authority is empowered to reduce the period of booking, or to cancel the booking altogether, or change the previously booked room, to meet such emergent requirements.

  2. Check-out time:
    9 AM and Check-in time: 11 AM to 12:00 noon. However, to avoid inconvenience to the visitors who reach the destination early in the morning after night journeys, the occupants are advised to vacate the rooms at the earliest on the last day of stay.
  1. Right to Admission: The entry to the Holiday Home/Touring Officers’ Hotels/Guest Houses will be strictly on production of valid Identity Card/PAN Card issued by the Government and the attested/verified details mentioned in the application form and confirmation letter by the concerned administrative office. Entry to holiday homes/touring officers will be allowed only after depositing/submission of valid booking slip/authority slip along with verified application form and production of Identity Card.
  2. Booking not transferable: Because of security considerations, the entry to the Holiday Home/Hostel will be restricted to the person whose name appears on the booking slip and his/her dependent family members & guests. The caretaking staff is authorized to disallow provision of accommodation if the applicant is not present physically at the time of checking in, even though he is carrying the confirmation slip. Likewise the entry of the additional persons accompanying the authorized visitor can also be refused.
  3. Identity Card in case applicant himself/herself is not visiting:
(a)          Dependent family members: if not accompanying the Government servant/applicants, they must carry along with confirmation slip/letter, (a) a photocopy of the Government servant’s Identity card and Pan Card, (b) Proof of their own identity specifying their relationship with the government servant, and (c) Certificate of Dependence issued by administrative authority of the applicant. A copy of the CGHS card containing their photographs can also be accepted for applicants covered under CGHS scheme.
(b)          Guest: Guests must carry along with confirmation letter/slip, a self attested photocopy of the Government servant’s Identity card and (b) proof of their own identity otherwise the will not be allowed to enter in the holiday homes/touring office’s hostels/guest houses.
  1. Retired Government servants availing the facility of Holiday homes/Touring Officers Hostels: As the entries in the Check-in/Arrivals Register are to be made by the Retired Government servant in their own writing, the presence of retired government servant is necessary at the time of checking in. A photocopy of the PPO should also be presented at the time of checking in.
  2. Capacity of rooms: The capacity of double bedded room is two persons, four bedded room is four persons, VIP suites in Grand Hotel Shimla is four persons and VIP suites in other holiday homes/touring officers hostels is tow persons. In addition to above, two persons/children are allowed in the room/suit if the applicant desires for the same, however, the booking agency/caretaker will not provide additional facilities in such cases.
  1. Facilities: The caretaking staff will provide to the guests the following items only once at the time of the rooms : toilet soap (small) – one, washed towel – one, washed bed-sheet/bed-cover-one set, washed pillow covers-one set, fresh toilet-paper roll. The guests are advised to make their own arrangement for additional needs as per their requirement.
  1. Occupation after booking period: Occupation of the room, after expiry of the booking period, will be unauthorized. Such occupant(s) are liable to face eviction by the caretaking staff without any prior notice, and imposition of damages.
  1. Washing charges: The caretaker is authorized to charge washing charges @ Rs. 30 per day room from the occupants and issue receipt. The fund so collected will be kept in the custody of the JE/Caretaker concerned and will be used for washing the towels, bed-sheets, curtains, quilts regularly.
  1. Catering facility: The catering charges wherever available will be settled by the guests with the caterer of the Holiday Home/household staff directly before check-out.
  1. Feed-back: Any complaints/suggestions regarding maintenance, house-keeping, catering or misconduct on part of the caretaking staff should be brought to the notice of the Director of Estate, Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi, and/or the Allotting Authority in writing.
  1. Cooking and intoxicating is strictly prohibited in the rooms of Holiday Homes/Touring Officers’ Hostels.
  1. Proper Decorum: The Guests are advised to maintain decency and decorum throughout the stay period. Causing inconvenience/disturbance to other inmates through noise or rowdy behaviour will be dealt with sternly. Consumption of intoxicants in the premises is strictly prohibited.
  1. Pets are not allowed in the Holiday Homes/Touring Officers’ Hostels.
  1. Damage to property: The occupants will be liable to make good of any damage/loss to property, fixture, fittings and furniture during the period of their stay in the Holiday Home/Hostel.
  1. Visitors of the Guests: No unauthorized person(s) will be allowed to stay with or visit the Guests in the Holiday Home/Touring Officer’s Hostel/Guest House.
  1. Breach of Conditions: In case, the accommodation is not vacated on the expiry of the period or for breach of any terms and conditions stated above, the occupants will be summarily evicted physically, with force if necessary, without any notice, under Section 3-A of the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorized Occupants) Act of 1971, notwithstanding any other action that may be taken against him/her under the relevant Allotment Rules/Service Rules. They will also liable to pay market rate of licence fee as damages.
 WARNING: Unauthorised/in-eligible persons are not allowed for booking of holiday homes/touring officer’s hostels and any attempt would be treated as fraudulent booking and such persons will be held responsible and action will be taken under Information Technology Act, 2000 & its Regulations and Indian Penal Code (IPC). All applicants are advised to use their own debit card/credit card/internet banking.
  1. DISCLAIMER: There is no provision for refund of booking charges even if the rooms/suits remain unutilised or vacated early by the applicant. Claim of Charge back will not be considered/permitted/allowed by the Bank.
(M.K. Sharma)
Deputy Director of Estates (Region)

To,
NIC, Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi: For taking necessary action and uploading on the wessite of holiday homes i.e. www.holidayhomes.nic.in

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Training for All-sponsored by the DoPT

Training for All-sponsored by the DoPT
By Speed Post
No.12021/38/2014-TFA
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training

Training Division, Block 4, 4th Floor,
Old JNU Campus, New Delhi-110 067.
Dated 26th November, 2014.
To
The Head of All State ATIs, ISTM, IIPA, NATRSS

Subject:    –       Submission of Online proposals for the State Category Training Programme (SCTP) and Trainer Development Programme (TDP) sponsored by the DoPT for the year 2015-16.

Sir  /  Madam,

   I am directed to say that Department of Personnel & Training has been sponsoring ‘State Category Training Programme (SCTP)’ and ‘Trainer Development Programme (TDP)’ at various training institutions across the country under the Scheme “Training for All”.
  1. The online proposals for SCTP and TDP for the year 2015-16 are hereby invited from your institute. The proposal could be submitted using the Password allocated to your institute. The proposals, unless submitted online, will not be entertained in this Division. The necessary guidelines for conducting TDP and SCTP courses are at Annexure I & Annexure II.
  2. There is no upper limit for the number of courses an institute could submit. However, the courses would be allotted as per the priority of the Central Government and previous record of the training institute in conducting the courses. Preference will be given to those short-term training programmes which will be conducted on case-based pedagogy.
  3. The proposals may be submitted online at the earliest and in any case not later than 15th January, 2015. A letter containing summary of proposal submitted online may also be sent to this Department for information / record.
Receipt of this letter may kindly be acknowledged.

Yours faithfully,
(V.K. Sinha)
Director(Training)

Encl.:as above

ANNEXURE-I

Term and Conditions for Sponsoring Trainer Development Programme
  1. The course capacity and course fee will be as follows:-
Course Tutor           - Trainee Ratio Course fee
DTS 4 24 2000/- per day/ per participant
DoT 2 12 -do-
RTD on DTS 2 24 + 24 -do-
RTD on DoT 2 12 + 12 -do-
MTD on DTS 2 24 + 12 -do-
MTD on DoT 2 12 + 12 -do-
RTD on MoT 2 16 + 16 -do-
MTD on MoT 2 16 + 16 -do-
MoT 2 16 -do-
TNA 2 16 -do-
RTD on TNA 2 16 + 16 -do-
MTD on TNA 2 16 + 16 -do-
DLM 2 15 -do-
DLM Workshop 2 15 -do-
EoT 2 16 -do-
RTD on EoT 2 16 + 16 -do-
MTD on EoT 2 16 + 16 -do-
ELT 2 16 -do-
RTD on ELT 2 16 + 16 -do-
Mentoring 2 9 -do-
Facilitation 2 9 -do-
National Training Policy (NTP) 2 20 -do-
RTD on Mentoring 2 8 + 8 -do-
RTD on Facilitation 2 8 + 8 -do-
MTD on Mentoring 2 8 + 8 -do-
MTD on Facilitation 2 8 + 8 -do-
Introduction to SAT 2 16 -do-
Courses



  1. Nominations for all TDP courses may be invited by organizing institute and the institute will be responsible for getting adequate nominations.
  1. The department will also circulate letter for inviting the nominations for National Calendar Courses only. Nominations will be received in the host institute directly. This department will, however, forward the nominations to host institute, if received in this department.
  1. The tutor-trainee ratio for the TOT courses will be DTS 4:24, DoT 2:12 & MoT 2:16. The faculty for these courses will have to be arranged by the host institutes themselves.
  1. The deployment of trainers for the National Calendar will be decided by Training Division, DoPT and the host institute will have to bear the honorarium, travel, board and lodging charges of the guest faculty from the courses fee granted by DoPT.
  1. Once the Department communicates the deployment of Trainers, the Institute must contact the course with the deployed trainers only. Failing which no course fee would be released. In case the Institute faces a serious problem in conducting the course on the approved dates, the course can be-scheduled in consultation with this Department but must be conducted within the financial  In no case, will the curse be allowed to be carried over to the next financial year.
ANNEXURE – II

Terms and Conditions for Sponsoring State Category Training Programs
            The present rate of course fee admissible for training courses of different duration under SCTP is as follows:

  DURATION COURSE FEE(per pay/per participant inclusive of Boarding and lodging)
   3days / 1 week / 2 weeks  State Level  District Level

  Rs. 1500/- Rs. 1000/-

  1. The course fee indicated includes the entire expenditure to be incurred by the Institute in conducting the course and no other charges / fee would be admissible.
  1. The number of participants per course should be 15 – 30. However, in case the number of participants happens to exceed 30 in any particular course, no additional amount will be paid by the Department. If the number of nominations initially received is below 15, the institute should make every effort to contact the nomination authorities by telephone/fax/e-mail well in advance to increase the number of nominations. In spite of having made all possible efforts, it is felt that a sufficient number of participants is not available, the course may be rescheduled to a later period but within the same financial year. All the nominated persons, their sponsoring authorities as well as this department should be informed. If the number of participants is less than 15 in any particular course, no amount will be paid by the Department.
  1. The State Training Institute are themselves to seek nominations directly for the courses and finalise the list of the participants selected to attend. It is, therefore, essential that the Institute circulate the details of each course sufficiently in advance to the concerned organizations. Full information on the course content, objectives, eligibility conditions etc. should be provided. This department, however, monitors progress in conducting the courses as well as evaluate the course conducted.
  1. It is the responsibility of the Institute to inform the participants and their respective controlling authority about the selection of the participants. The Institute also have to inform the participants and their controlling authority of the details of the locations of the Institutes, accommodation arranged or available for them (if any), how to reach the institute from the railway station/bus stand/airport etc. as well in advance.
  1. Once the department communicates its approval for conducting the courses, the institute must conduct the course in accordance with the approved schedule. In case the Institute faces a serious problem in conducting the course on the approved dates, the course can be re-scheduled in consultation with this Department but must be conducted within the financial year. In no case, will the course be allowed to be carried over to the next financial year.
  1. The Course Director should send the list of participants by fax/e-mail on the day of the commencement of the course itself and with in 15 days of the completion of the course, the Course Director / Institute should send the following documents to this Department:
  1. a) Final list of participants (duly classified)
  2. b) Course schedule
  3. c) Complete course material circulated for the course (only for the first course in a year on the subject)
  1. d) Two copies of the summary of the evaluation reports filled by the participants (as per the proforma) made by the course director
  1. e) Course Director’s reports (as per the proforma)
  1. The Institute need not send the original feed back forms filled by the participants. However, these should remain available with the Institute for one year, so that they are made available, if so demanded.
  1. This Department would evaluate the course on the basis of the participant’s feed back, the course material, schedule etc. (when they are received from the Institute) and for selected courses by deputing officers for attending the end of the course evaluation session.

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source-http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02trn/OnlineProposal201516.pdf

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Sanction of 7% dearness relief on the Pension of the Pensioner of the State of Madhya Pradesh.(w.e.f. 01-01-2014)

Sanction of 7% dearness relief on the Pension of the Pensioner of the State of Madhya Pradesh.

Government of Madhya Pradesh
Finance Department
Mantralaya – Bhopal
No. –F 9- 1 /2014/Rule/IV
Bhopal, dated 05 December, 2014

To,
All Department of Government
The President of Board of Revenue, Gwalior,
All Commissioners of Divisions,
All Heads of Department,
All Collectors,
Madhya Pradesh

Sub – Sanction of 7% dearness relief on the Pension of the Pensioner of the State of Madhya Pradesh.
*****

The State Government had sanctioned 100% dearness relief w.e.f. 01-01-2014 on pension/family pension to their pension to their pensioners/family pensioners vide Finance Department Memo No. F 9-1/2014/Rule/IV dated 30 April, 2014. The State Government has now decided that the dearness relief admissible to pensioners should be sanctioned as given below. The additional pension payable to the pensioner’s aged 80 years or above shall also qualify for dearness relief.

Period Rate of Dearness relief per month
w.e.f. 01-10-2014 (Pension/family pension for the month of October, 2014 paid in November, 2014) 107% of Pension/family pension

2. The above dearness relief shall be payable on the Superannuation, Retiring, Invalid and Compensation Pension. This dearness relief shall also be payable on the Compassionate Allowance sanctioned to the employees discharged or removed from service and the said dearness relief shall also be payable to persons receiving family pension and extra ordinary pension under the restrictions contained in the Finance Department’s Memo No.F.B.6/43/76/R-II/IV dated 5.10.76. The dearness relief on the pension /family pension shall not be payable in the cases where the pensioners/ family pensioners are appointed/re- appointed under the State Government or autonomous institutions. This relief on family pension shall be payable in cases where a person at the time of the death of the spouse was in service and was not appointed on compassionate grounds. This relief on family pension shall not be payable in cases where a person on account of the death of the spouse has been appointed on compassionate grounds. In this connection attention is invited to the provisions contained in Finance Department’s Memo NO.F.B.6/10/76/R-II/IV, dated 27.7.76 read with Memo No. No.F.B.6/10/77/R-II/IV, dated 2.5.77 and Memo No. F-12-5/2007/Rule/IV dated 19.4.2007

3. Pensioners, who have commuted a part of their pension, shall be paid the dearness relief on their original pension (pension before commutation).

4. This order shall be applicable in respect of State Government employees who had drawn lump sun amount on absorption in PSU/Autonomous body/Board/Corporation etc and have become eligible to restoration of 1/3rd commuted portion of pension in terms of this Department’s memo No. F 9/9/2006/Rule/IV dated 5-1-2007.

5. Fraction of rupee of the amount to be paid as dearness relief shall be rounded off to the next rupee.

6. All Treasury Officers/Sub Treasury Officers/ Pension Disbursing Officers are directed to make payment of the above sanctioned dearness relief of State Government Pensioners early, keeping in view the amended provisions of S.R. 347 of the M.P.T.C. Volume-1, issued vide Finance Department’s endorsement No.E.-4/1/83R-V/IV, dated 29th January, 1983. After payment of dearness relief the same may be got checked from the usual payment authority received from the Accountant General, Madhya Pradesh. If some inaccuracy/discrepancy comes to the notice, the same may be adjusted in the payment on next month.

By order and in the name of the
Governor of Madhya Pradesh
(Milind Waikar)
Additional Secretary,
Government of Madhya Pradesh
Finance Department



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Pension scheme in NVS

Pension scheme in NVS

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-1612
ANSWERED ON-08.12.2014
Pension scheme in NVS
1612 . Shri Arvind Kumar Singh

(a) whether Government is aware of the fact that the retired teachers and officials of Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS) are leading a precarious life after retirement, as the provision for pension was not available to the employees who joined before 2004, prior to introduction of New Pensions Scheme;
(b) whether Government is planning to provide pensions to such retired teachers and officials;
(c) if so, by when such pension would be disbursed and the details thereof; and
(d) if not, the reasons therefor?
 
ANSWER

MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
(SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) to (d) The employees of Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti had been given the benefit of Contributory Provident Fund (CPF) scheme since its inception. Subsequently, the Government had approved introduction of New Pension Scheme (NPS) for all regular employees of the Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS) joining on or after 01.04.2009. However, those employees who joined NVS on regular basis before 01.04.2009 were given the option vide NVS’s notification dated 04.08.2009 either to continue with the existing Contributory Provident Fund (CPF) scheme or to join the New Pension Scheme. This option was to be exercised latest by 03.11.2009. Thus, the Government has already provided post retirement benefits of either CPF Scheme or NPS to the employees of NVS including teaching and non-teaching staff.
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Language labs in Kendriya Vidyalayas

Language labs in Kendriya Vidyalayas

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-1590
ANSWERED ON-08.12.2014
Language labs in Kendriya Vidyalayas

1590 . SHRI MOTILAL VORA

(a) whether it is a fact that, with a view to make students proficient in languages, Government proposes to set up Language Labs in Kendriya Vidyalayas throughout the country;
(b) if so, by when such labs would be set up in those Vidyalayas;
(c) the amount of expenditure expected to be incurred per school on good books and CD-DVD players, etc. in libraries to be set up in those labs;
(d) by when the basic requirements would be met; and
(e) whether, after success of this experiment in Kendriya Vidyalayas, it would be implemented in other Government and private schools too?
ANSWER

MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
(SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) to (e): No such proposal is under consideration. However, one Language Lab has been set up in Kendriya Vidyalaya, Colaba No. 3, Mumbai on experimental basis, as an initiative at school level.

Source-http://rajyasabha.nic.in/
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NGet (New Generation E-Ticketing) System of Indian Railways is Capabale of Booking 7200 Tickets Per Minutes

NGet (New Generation E-Ticketing) System of Indian Railways is Capabale of Booking 7200 Tickets Per Minutes

A new ticketing system called NGeT (New Generation E-Ticketing), at a total cost of Rs.180 crores for five years has been launched by India Railways Catering & Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), a public sector undertaking of the Ministry of Railways. With the new system, the problem has lessened to a great extent. This new system has capacity to book 7200 tickets per minute as against the old capacity of 2000 tickets per minute. It supports 1,20,000 concurrent users at any point of time. This system has been designed for faster booking of online rail reserved ticket all over Indian Railways.

The total amount generated by IRCTC through online ticket sales during the last three years, including current year (upto October 2014), is Rs.49310.38 crores. To increase the revenue, state of the art infrastructure and software has been provided to increase the capacity of e-ticketing system. Efforts are also on to increase the reach to rural areas through Common Service Centres

This information was given by the Minister of State for Railways Shri Manoj Sinha in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.

Source- PIB
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